Product Management Job Trends
Product Management
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Product Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 347 | 256 | 299 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -91 | +43 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Product Management | 635 | 549 | 596 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.53% | 1.11% | 0.86% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.72% | 1.26% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 340 | 246 | 286 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,497 | £42,608 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £56,375 | £55,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,425 | £72,250 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.37% | +3.21% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,313 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £117,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -3.85% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
Product Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 88,786 | 43,536 | 56,938 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 73.55% | 88.40% | 82.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60,234 | 24,785 | 30,358 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,854 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -13.89% | +1.89% |
Product Management Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Product Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Product Management Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Management.
Product Management Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Management over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Product Management Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Management within the UK over the 6 months to 23 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -89 | 561 | £60,850 | -16.07% | 1,460 |
| London | -36 | 309 | £71,121 | -11.10% | 938 |
| UK excluding London | -125 | 274 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 609 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 196 | £58,541 | -18.97% | 695 |
| North of England | -46 | 68 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 108 |
| South East | -106 | 65 | £42,000 | -32.80% | 154 |
| North West | -2 | 52 | £63,000 | -6.67% | 64 |
| Midlands | -50 | 47 | £48,500 | -26.79% | 88 |
| South West | -54 | 40 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 42 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 35 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 56 |
| East of England | -36 | 24 | £70,000 | +6.87% | 67 |
| Scotland | +11 | 17 | £77,500 | +82.35% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 14 | £57,500 | -28.13% | 34 |
| East Midlands | -38 | 12 | £39,194 | -51.01% | 32 |
| Wales | -64 | 7 | £69,501 | +29.30% | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | -85 | 6 | - | - | 33 |
| North East | -62 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
Product Management Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roadmaps | 49.8% | 316 |
| 2 | Agile | 33.1% | 210 |
| 3 | AI | 27.1% | 172 |
| 4 | Product Roadmap | 26.5% | 168 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 25.2% | 160 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 23.8% | 151 |
| 7 | Decision-Making | 20.5% | 130 |
| 8 | Product Strategy | 18.1% | 115 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 17.8% | 113 |
| 10 | Customer Experience | 16.9% | 107 |
| 11 | Project Management | 15.0% | 95 |
| 12 | Product Vision | 14.8% | 94 |
| 13 | Software Engineering | 13.9% | 88 |
| 14 | Analytics | 13.7% | 87 |
| 14 | User Stories | 13.7% | 87 |
| 16 | Product Backlog | 13.4% | 85 |
| 17 | Coaching | 11.8% | 75 |
| 18 | Backlog Prioritisation | 11.7% | 74 |
| 19 | Strategic Roadmap | 11.0% | 70 |
| 19 | User Experience | 11.0% | 70 |